Change-carrier.



E. KLEINER & G. F. McGILL,

CHANGE CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED MAR-19. 1915.

1 ,1 75,455. Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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' To all whom it may concern:

' coins of different sizes. In the front of the v v j the top, this member is secured'to coins in invented certain new and EDWARD KLEIN ER the Be it known that we, and GEORGE F. MGGILL, both citizens of United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have useful Improvements in Change-Carriers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

' This invention relates to improvements in change carriers of the class used by street oar'conductors, and the like, and the principal object of the present invention is to provide an improved simple device of this kind from which the coins may be extracted with the. greatest ease and accuracy.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a view in el vation of a change *carrier constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention; Fig. 2 isa sectional view with the dispensing mechanism in one position; Fig. 3 is a sectional .view with the dispensing mechanism in another position; Fig. 4 is a top view, partly broken away, and Fig. 5 is a view showin a detail-of the construction.

A number 0 coin-holding barrels 6, 7 and 8 are provided, which are adapted to contain barrels they are formed with perforations 9 and 10, by means of which the number of each barrel can be ascertained, and they also provide means for adjusting or manipulating the coins that becomeover" turned or stuck in the barrels. A common top piece 11 is provided for the barrels, in which are a plurality of slots 12 for the insertion ofcoins of the proper sizes into their respective barrels. This top piece is bent downwardly atthe' rear of the-barrels, and forms a support fora shaft 13. At, the lower end of the barrels is means forming a, dispensing chute, preferably connecting plate 14 and a bottom piece '14,

aced from the lower ends of thebarrels and having: semi-circular recesses 15 at the front of each aperture for the coins from each barrel. This bottom piece also forms .a chute in which a coin-feeding slide 16 is reciprocable. The slide is alsopreferably formed with a semi-circular recess17 at its forward end, which helps to maintain the coins in the barrel when'they are not being discharged, as in the position shown in Fig. 2, and which preferably conforms to the curvature of the coin, so that comprising a barrel to form a discharge the lowermost coin is easily fed Patented Mar. 14, 1916. Application filed March 19, 1915. Serial m. 15,667.

from the barrel and from the chuteformed by the bottom piece.

At the-rear of each slide '16 is an upwardly extending offset 18, in which is a slot 19.

Pivoted on the shaft 13 is alever 20 in the form of a bell crank, one end of which-engages in the slot 19 and the other end extends partially around the corresponding barrel and has a finger-hold portion 21,

which extends slightly'beyond the front of the barrel at one side thereof. A spring 22 tends to press the finger-hold portion of the bell crank upwardly, thereby holding the slide 16 under the stack of coins in the barrel:

At the rear of the device', the 'top and bott'om'pieces are connected and held together by means of a rod 23, the upper'end ofwhich is curved downwardly, forming a hook 24 by means of which the. change carrier is secured to a pocket or a belt of wearer. At the forward side of the holder, the spacebetween twoadjacent barrels is filled by a member 25, .which partially conforms to the curvature 10f the barrels, forming a smooth connection betweenthem, an in which is a slot 26 through which the forward end of the bell crank 20 extends.

the top piece 11 by means of a screw 27 or some other suitable device, isformed through and is bent'over 14:, to hold the parts firmly in position. or the outside lever, at the right hand and in .gFig. 1, a protecting bracket 26 is provided.

In operation, the coins are fed or placed in the barrels by inserting them through the slots 12 at the top, and in order to dispense a coinor coins from any one or. more oft e barrels, it is necessary only to-depress the front of'the lever correspondingto. the coin desired, whereupon the slide drawn rearwardly, allowing the stack 0 coins in the piece 14, as shown inFig. 3, with the lowermost coin in position to be fed by the reciprocation of the slide 16' as soon as the forward end of the lever 20 is released. In .making change, it is place the fingers holder and to press the desired lever 20 with the. thumb, whereupon the coins Willi-fall into theha'nd and a number of coins can be dispensed from ing the thumb,

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y and at the bottom it j with a tongue 28, which extends v the bottompiece 16 will be barrel .to rest on the bottom found convenient to of the hand'beneath the 11c thesame barrel, or, by shift- I from the-other barrels. The n of the barrel above the slide having an arm to withdraw the end of v of the barrel at the side thereof, and a de-' tion of the slide for lever, tending to press 'ing feeding slots therein'for the barrels, a

. dropped into the hand of the .of the barrel having a rea thereof; a lever operation of the lever insures that the coins will be positively ejected, and, by cutting away a portion ofthe bottom piece 14, the lowermost coin will not be forced or shot from the barrel by the spring, so that, there is danger of the coin being thrown from the hand, but it will be dropped into the hand, the contact with the coins above serving to retard the lowermost coin until the recessed portion 15 is reached, whereupon it is operator.

We claim: Y j e 1. In a changecarrier, a barrel for holding the coins; a feeding'slide at the bottom of the barrel having a perforation atthe rear of the slide; a lever pivoted at the rear extending in front of the barrel at one side thereof, and another arm inserted in the perforation of the slide for moving the slide positively in both directions when the lever is moved; and a spring bearing directly upon the lever to press the front arm to its uppermost position, thereby holding the slide over the bottom of the barrel and operative to eject the lowermost coin after the front arm of the lever has been depressed the feeding slide from below the barrel. I

2. In a change carrier, a barrel for holding' the coins; a feeding slide at the bottom perforation at the in the form of a bell crank pivoted at the rear of the barrel above the slide, having an arm extending in front pending arm inserted through the perforapositively moving the slide in both directions when the lever is moved; and a spring coiled about the pivot of the lever having an extremity bearing directly upon the said depending arm of the lever upwardly and to the bottom of the barrel, but operative to expel the lowermost coin from the barrel after the front arm of the lever has been depressed.

3. A change carrier comprising aplurality of coin-holding barrels, atop piece havbottom piece forming a discharge chute-for each of the barrels, means for dispensing coins from each chute,

and connecting pieces at the front of the carrier extending between the top and the bottom piece conforming to the curvature of the barrels at the edges to form a substantially continuous and solid but wavy surface at the front of the carrier.

4. A change carrier comprising a plural-S ity of coin-holding barrels, a toppi-ece havthe front arm of the hold the slide overlVitnesses 'ing feeding slots therein for the barrels, a

bottom piece forming a discharge chute for each of the barrels, means for dispensing coin from each chute,connecting pieces for the top and bottom pleces at the front of the barrels forming a substantially continu ing feeding slots therein for the barrels, a

bottom piece forming 'a discharge chute for each of the barrels, a reciprocable slide and an operating lever for dispensing coins from each chute, and means for binding the top and bottom pieces together comprising rods secured thereto at the rear and connecting pieces at the front of the carrier between the barrels secured at one end tothe top piece and having a tongue extending through and bent over the bottom piece.

' 6. In a change carrier, the combination with a plurality of barrels, of a top piece having slots therein for the insertion of coins bent downwardly at the rear, a shaft supported by the bent portion of the top piece, means forming a chute'at the bottom of each barrel, a slide reciprocable in each chute. and a spring-pressed lever for each barrel pivoted on the said shaft having one arm inengagement with the slide and the other arm extending partially around the barrel in front of the barrel.

7. In a change carrier. the combination with a plurality of barrels, of a top piece therefor forming a shaftbearing at the rear of the barrels, a shaft supported thereby. means "forming a chute at the bottom of each barrel, a slide reciprocable in the chute,

a springpressed lever for each barrel mounted upon the said shaft adapted to operate one 'of'the slides and having an arm extending around and in front of the barrel, slotted members between adjacent barrels through which the levers extend adapted to connect the top piece and the said means at the bottom of the barrels, and rods connecting the said means and the top piece at the rear thereof with a bent extremity forming a hook to support the change carrier.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 17th dayof March, A. D. 1915.

EDIVARD KLEINER. GEORGE F. MCGILL.

KENT W. WON-NELL, CHARLES H. SEEM. 

